Sustainable ceramics
Subtitle: a practical approach
By: Robert Harrison
Publisher: American Ceramic Society
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Westerville, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781574983357
Subjects: Environmental aspects; Ceramics; Ceramic industries; Ceramic materials
Description: This book covers all the factors any ceramic artist should consider when going "green" including: fuels and alternative firing technology; sustainable ways to collect and use clay; ways to deal with waste materials and save water; simple and achievable methods by which to reduce the carbon footprint of ceramic art; and examples of practitioners who reclaim, reuse and recycle in their work.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-143) and index.